According to the latest update from the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, at 9:00 p.m. on September 6, the center of the storm was located at about 20.1 degrees North latitude; 109.9 degrees East longitude, about 320km east-southeast of Quang Ninh.
In the past few hours, storm number 3 has decreased by 1 level, according to the emergency storm bulletin updated at 8:00 p.m.
The strongest wind is level 15 (167-183km/h), gusting to level 17. It is forecasted that in the next 3 hours, the storm will move in the West Northwest direction, at a speed of about 15-20km/h.
Due to the influence of storm No. 3 circulation, Bach Long Vi island has strong winds of level 8, gusts of level 9, Mong Cai (Quang Ninh) has strong winds of level 5, gusts of level 7, Cua Ong and Quang Ha (Quang Ninh) have strong winds of level 6.
The storm is moving very fast and is expected to make landfall in Vietnam early tomorrow morning (September 7). The eye of the storm is likely to move into Quang Ninh province, or the border area between Quang Ninh and Hai Phong.
Super Typhoon Yagi is the strongest typhoon to hit Hainan (China) in the past 10 years. The storm has entered the strait between Leizhou Peninsula and Hainan Island, weakening in intensity. Although it is no longer a super typhoon, the eye of the storm is still clear and the storm structure is not broken.
More than 410,000 people in Hainan have been evacuated ahead of the storm. Guangdong, a southern province, has evacuated more than 570,000 residents. Typhoon Yagi is expected to make landfall in Guangdong province for a second time on the evening of September 6.
In Haikou, the capital of Hainan province, the streets were deserted as people stayed indoors to avoid the storm, according to images from social media. Between 1949 and 2023, 106 typhoons have hit Hainan, but only nine were classified as super typhoons.
Typhoon Yagi has already caused a series of serious impacts. Schools and offices in affected areas such as Hainan, Guangdong, Hong Kong, and Macau (China) were closed and a series of flights were canceled.
Flight operations are expected to resume to 80% of normal levels at Hong Kong International Airport (China).
